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As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise:

1. Complaint for nonpayment of fare is a complaint whereby the person is charged with violating this Ordinance;

2. Fare Inspector means a person authorized to enforce this Section;

3. Guideway means an area where light-rail vehicles will operate and includes the light-rail tracks, overhead catenary system, and the entire area extending seven feet out from the track centerline, or within the prolonged curb lines adjoining the light-rail tracks;

4. Identification means any government issued document that may contain a photograph, date of birth, and physical description, including height, weight, eye color, sex, origin, and hair color of the person presenting the identification;

5. Metro means the light-rail transit system operated by Valley Metro Rail Inc.;

6. Paid zone means the inside of a transit vehicle, light-rail station platform, or other areas as designated by appropriate signage or markings;

7. Passenger is any person occupying, riding, or using any transit vehicle, boarding or alighting from such a vehicle, or waiting within a designated paid zone waiting area at a light-rail station;

8. Proof of fare payment means a valid metro pass or transit fare media valid for the time and day of use;

9. Self-service fare means compensation paid for a light-rail or bus boarding ticket from a vending machine or other source not located on the transit vehicle;

10. Transit vehicle is a light-rail train, public bus, or other public transit vehicle used to transport passengers;

11. Valley Metro means motor buses and facilities operated by Phoenix Public Transit Dept., City of Tempe, City of Mesa, or other local jurisdictions that operate bus transit service as part of Valley Metro, private contractors, and the regional public transportation authority. (Ord. No. G-5252, § 1, 2008; Ord. No. G-5294, § 1, 2008)